Borealis announces the appointment of Johan Van Grootel as Chairman of the Executive Board of PEC-Rhin S.A. as of February 1, 2012. Borealis has recently acquired PEC-Rhin (Ottmarsheim, France), a producer of nitrate fertilizers as well as ammonia, ammonia water and nitric acid for industrial use, from GPN.
Johan van Grootel brings with him nearly 30 years of international experience in a variety of primarily technical and managerial positions in the chemicals industry in Europe and the USA, most of which he held within the Borealis group of companies. He has proven competencies and a strong background in operations, marketing, R&D and project management as well as extensive experience in change management and people management. Johan Van Grootel holds a Master’s degree in Electronics & Control Systems from the Hogeschool Antwerpen and is a certified Project Management Professional.
Incident at Borealis in Stenungsund, Sweden
On May 9, at 20.45 CEST a local fire occurred at the steam cracker at Borealis‘ production location in Stenungsund, Sweden. The emergency plan was immediately activated by the local crisis team. The fire brigade arrived on site promptly and took steps to contain the fire. Thanks to the quic ... more
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Adani Group, BASF SE and Borealis AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in a joint feasibility study to further evaluate a collaboration for the establishment of a chemical complex in Mundra, Gujarat, India.This is the next step ... more
Borealis announces its collaboration with Qpinch, a start-up that has developed a revolutionary technology to recover industrial waste heat, using an innovative chemical process. The start-up attracted intense industry attention after winning the 2015 “Emerging Technology” award in the annu ... more
With more than 40 years of experience in polyolefins and using our unique Borstar® technology, we focus on providing plastic materials to the infrastructure, automotive and advanced packaging markets across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Our production facilities, innovation centres and ... more
Borealis’ Value Creation through Innovation strategy sets it apart from other companies in the industry because it puts tremendous focus on the entire value chain. Borealis does not just make products, but rather has the ambition to look at the entire life cycle of how these products are pr ... more
With more than 50 years of experience in polyolefins and using our unique Borstar® technology, we focus on providing plastic materials to the infrastructure, automotive and advanced packaging markets across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Our production facilities, innovation centres an ... more
BASF to sell share in JV PEC-Rhin to GPN
BASF has signed a contract to sell its 50%-share in PEC-Rhin in Ottmarsheim, France, to its joint venture partner GPN, a member of the French Total Group. PEC-Rhin produces CAN/AN (calcium ammonium nitrate/ammonium nitrate) fertilizers and the respective intermediates, ammonia and nitric ac ... more
Borealis made offer to acquire PEC-Rhin from GPN
Borealis has made a firm offer to GPN to acquire PEC-Rhin in its entirety. This is related to GPN, which owns a 50% interest in PEC-Rhin, having exercised its pre-emption right for the remaining 50% stake from BASF SE. Following this firm offer, the relevant employee representatives are bei ... more
